PSC Captain's Log

Captains Log #1,  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:15:08 +0000.

First day…six more to go

Today it was one of those special days for a few lucky ones.
The winds have been dead or from the south east for around one week (straight off shore).
As the forecasted swell slowly build a mix of torrential rain, occasional sun, no winds to off shore winds and then back to no winds made conditions perfect for surfing at every pass or reef bend in Pohnpei and it’s outer atolls.
Wind exposed north reef passes and certain bends on the reef in Pohnpei and  Atolls were all going off at the same time.
I don’t know if it is the world economic situation or if it was because Spring Break travelers filled most seats on every possible flight, but only a hand full of surfers made it down to Pohnpei.
Most sets went unridden at P-Pass, specially as the swell build. The Pohnpei Surf Club was the only boat out all day until late evening when some volunteer teachers showed up to share the line up.
On my way back from the pass with the ski I checked ever bend and reef pass all the way to the Light House.
All lefts had straight off shore winds and were probably better them most waves around your neighborhood.
The lefts at Palikir, Main Pass, the middle pass which we don’t even have a name for and even the left at the light house were really good, but when you have P-Pass with 5 guys out, who would leave to go anywhere?
For those with the desire to explore this was the day. Never before surfed reefs on the outer atolls were going off but there was no need to go that far. Just before dark as the sun finally came out behind the clouds I stoped at a absolutely perfect Main Pass as it peeled away without any takers.
Solid 6 foot + sets rolled in under oil glass conditions as the sun went down. Not even the usual shallow inside reef was a problem under such perfect conditions.
I was shooting with a little camera under rain so my pictures might not tell the complete story.
The world economic situation does not help me, but I will tell you there were some perfect unridden gems rolling in today without a single person looking at them.